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Chronicles the emigration of the Drake family from Virginia to the Kentucky wilderness in 1788, their settlement, home construction, daily chores, education, food, entertainment, and social activities. ... Read more

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Briefly introduces the history of the Bluegrass State and its geography, industries, cities, major tourist attractions, and famous citizens. ... Read more

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It's 4:30 in the morning, and the "book woman" and her horse are already on their way. Hers is an important job, for the folks along her treacherous route are eager for the tattered books and magazines she carries in her saddlebags.

During the Great Depression, thousands lived on the brink of starvation. Many perished. In 1935 President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Works Progess Administration under his 1933 New Deal initiative. The WPA was designed to get people back on their feet. One of its most innovative programs was the Pack Horse Library Project of Eastern Kentucky.

Thoroughly researched and illustrated with period photographs, this is the story of one of the WPA's greatest successes. People all over the country supported the project's goals. But it was the librarians themselves -- young, determined, and earning just $28 a month -- who brought the hope of a wider world to people in the crooks and hollows of Kentucky's Cumberland Mountains.

Customer Reviews (5)

Down cut shin creek: the pack horse librarians of Kentucky
I drive bookmobiles in Colorado, so I am very interested in books about mobile library service.This is about getting materials to the outlying areas of Kentucky during the U.S. Depression.I should never complain again when my laptop service goes down.

Failed to receive
DID NOT receive items.Items were sent to my school.UPS tried to deliver to a school on Saturday, Sunday and 6:20 am on Monday Morning.My school is open at 6:30 am -- 4pm, Monday -- Friday.Remarkable.Teacher-Librarian

great and interesting book
As a retired elementary school librarian, I appreciate so much what these people did to get books to those who had no books of their own or libraries to go to and brought them the gift of reading....WOW!!! S. Hayes

Wish There Was More
This is the kind of book we all should read, regardless of age.It is well researched, well annotated and well written.I bought it for my wife, a reading specialist, for Easter, and wound up reading it before she got her hands on it.It would be great to have an older version, filled with more info, etc.For now, however, I'll take what I can get!

Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky
This was a new piece of history that sadly, I was not taught in school. I applaud the ladies and gent who were dedicated to bringing literacy to the masses at all cost. The $28 salary opened doors for the care of their families, it was the love of reading and the people that kept them going back day after day.
Everyone in education or who just loves a good straight forward look at history MUST read this book. ... Read more

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Originally published in ca. 1917.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1914.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1910.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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Originally published in 1913.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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Originally published in ca. 1901.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in ca. the original volume. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Newsletter, published by Information Gatekeepers, Inc. on October 1, 2008. The length of the article is 349 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Cynthiana, Kentucky, library to install 3M RFID security system.(CONTRACTS)(Cynthiana-Harrison Public Library)(3M Library Systems)(radio-frequency identification)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Newsletter (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2008
Publisher: Information Gatekeepers, Inc.
Volume: 5Issue: 10Page: 14(2)

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